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S 2252 116th Congress Senate

Empowering States to Address Drug Costs Act

Official title: A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to expand the permitted uses of drug price information disclosed to States under the Medicaid drug rebate program.

Introduced: July 24, 2019 Introduced by: Van Hollen, Chris Democratic · Maryland See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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 Latest action July 24, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Empowering States to Address Drug Costs Act

This bill expands the purposes for which states may use certain drug pricing information that is disclosed to them by manufacturers through the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program. Specifically, the bill allows states to use such information in furtherance of prescription drug affordability boards or state multi-payer purchasing pools.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2252: Empowering States to Address Drug Costs Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2252/
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"S. 2252: Empowering States to Address Drug Costs Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2252/.
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S. 2252, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2252/.
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